by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Colorado State is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The Colorado State men’s basketball team lists 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Colorado State women’s basketball team lists 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. The NCAA tracked 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Colorado State carries 34 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Colorado State reports, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Ali Farokhmanesh.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Ryun Williams.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Colorado State men’s basketball program brought in $6,966,054 in revenue against $6,966,054 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $115,951 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,739,259 per team.
The Colorado State women’s basketball program reported $3,293,058 in revenue against $3,293,058 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $58,405 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,109,690 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $6,966,054 to the women’s $3,293,058 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 (951 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 977 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 90% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball trails the average at 988.
If Colorado State earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.